It’s all good in Texas for America’s advanced biofuel, biodiesel. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has made using biodiesel in the state easier than ever before. Last week the group concluded that air quality is simply not a reason for concern in regards to biodiesel volumes associated with federally required use.
Thousands of jobs supported by the U.S. biodiesel industry are at risk as Congress appears to have reached a legislative impasse without extending a critical tax incentive that is slated to expire on Dec. 31.
Illinois’ move to extend the biodiesel tax incentive demonstrates the power of America’s advanced biofuel as a job and economic driver in the state. The National Biodiesel Board called on Congress to quickly follow Illinois’ lead and extend the federal biodiesel tax incentive that is creating similar economic benefits nationwide.
Representatives of the U.S. biodiesel industry urged Congress at a Senate hearing Wednesday to pass a seamless extension of the biodiesel tax incentive to avoid putting thousands of jobs at risk.
Darryl Brinkmann, former chairman of the National Biodiesel Board and a farmer from Carlyle, Illinois, was presented with an award for his many years of leadership and service to the biodiesel industry. Brinkmann received the award in Washington, DC this week during the National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) membership meeting.
National Biodiesel Board members selected their trade association leadership this week as part of the organization’s membership meeting in Washington D.C. Members elected seven returning governing board members and one new member to serve on the leadership committee.
Residents who use oilheat to heat their homes have the power to change – without changing a thing. They can choose Bioheat®, a home heating fuel made with biodiesel, a renewable, cleaner-burning fuel that supports American jobs.
The National Biodiesel Board is partnering with Hino Trucks to showcase Hino’s new line of biodiesel-capable trucks at the Hybrid, Electric, and High Efficiency Truck Users Forum (HTUF) Conference in Baltimore this week.
NBB VP Steckel Comments on National Research Council Report WASHINGTON – Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs for the National Biodiesel Board, made the following statement regarding the report released Tuesday from the National Research Council on the Renewable Fuel Standard: “We were pleased to see the authors reaffirm that biodiesel is an Advanced Biofuel that can meet the biomass-based diesel targets under the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2). In fact, biodiesel – as an Advanced Biofuel under RFS
“Just because it’s ‘green’ doesn’t mean it’s slow.” That’s the mantra of Brent Hajek, owner of Hajek Motorsports and record-setting driver of the 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup truck that sped to an amazing new 182 mph land speed record running on a 20 percent (B20) biodiesel blend at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah this month.
